31 January, 2008

Corvette ZR1 Police Car - Be afraid, be very afraid

Despite lacking nanotechnology and more spoiler blades than a Cuisinart, we think this imaginary ZR1 cop car could give the new sci fi-inspired GT500KR-based KITT car a run for its money.

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2010 Saturn Aura Spied!

Saturn's new Aura is still hidden under spy-photo tape and vinyl - but TheCarConnection.com's photographers have nabbed new pictures of the new four-door sedan before it makes its debut in 2009.

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29 January, 2008

Nissan GT-R: Godzilla has returned ! Huge Photo gallery

Please Nissan Hurry ! I want one ! NihonCar has a great review and huge photo gallery of their test drive as well as awesome 04 minutes video, check out how fast the car accelerate on mountain road, you can see the speedometer and G-force sensors thanks to the inboard camera.... This car is a masterpiece !

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27 January, 2008

The 2009 Dodge Demon

The Dodge Demon sports car concept will switch to a Chinese-built front-wheel drive platform for a production version, AutoWeek has learned.

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Motive First Drive: 2009 BMW 1-series Convertible

First drive of the convertible version of the 1-series convertible coming here later this year. Cool car, but it's still a chick mobile... :)

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Ferrari F430: Bioethanol

Ferrari would be just about the last manufacturer on earth you'd expect an environmentally considerate car from, yet they've raised quite a few eyebrows in Detroit with a F430 spider tuned to run on Bio petrol (E85 ethanol).

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25 January, 2008

Leaked: 2008 Dodge Challenger images

The official debut won’t come for three weeks, but four shots of the production Dodge Challenger have been leaked ahead of the car’s unveiling in Chicago. Spy photographers spotted the production Challenger with no disguise just last week.

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Hot New Car Colors from the 2008 NAIAS

While the overall “color of the year” for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit may be “green”, and for good reason, there are a few new colors, and the comeback of a few classic colors as well, that will soon be seen at your local parking lot or drive-thru line.

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Beijing Hyundai to Launch 3 New Models

Three brand new or redesigned car models will be produced in its newly-finished second plant this year, the company announced yesterday.

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Buick Riviera 2007 Concept Car

Company officials aren’t ready to say whether a production version of the prototypeRiviera is coming, but they acknowledge that some of the key design elements of the show car debuting Friday, at the Shanghai Motor Show, will directly reappear in..

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Honda RA108 makes it's track debut

Honda's RA108 made it's track debut this morning in a plain white livery. The official 2008 livery will be unveiled on 29th January at the car's official launch

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Top 5 Concept Car Features That'll Never See Production

We combed through the files we've amassed at the Detroit Auto Show this week and have come up with five features that don't stand a chance in hell of ever escaping the shimmering incubator of the world's design studios.

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22 January, 2008

Renault's R28 makes it's track debut

Renault F1’s R28 car ran in public for the first time at Jerez in Spain with ex-champion Fernando Alonso at the wheel.

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Fernando Alonso test runs new Renault R28

Spanish two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso has given Renault's new R28 car its first test run - and Renault claims the results prove it looks a winner.

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Nissan Mixim Concept car

According to Nissan, the Mixim is a “compact vehicle for young drivers who are mostly engaged by their computer and the world via the Internet.” There’s not much chance of the model making it into production, but, like most concepts, it may provide clues to the direction of Nissan’s model development over the next few years.

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Lamborghini LM002: Former ride of Tina Turner for sale

The Lamborghini LM002 SUV is a rare species by itself, and this copy is a one of its kind. It's the former ride of Tina Turner, the singer. And if this is not rare enough for you, here's more: as Mrs. Turner only had a driving license for automatic cars, the whole transmission was ripped off and replaced with Mercedes technology.

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2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (Blue Devil)

The first 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 also known as Blue Devil has been sent for $1,100,000 at the Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction.

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Volkswagen announces Jetta TDI Cup SCCA series at SEMA

Volkswagen has taken the opportunity while at SEMA to announce the new Jetta TDI Cup series which will be sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Pro Racing Inc., and will appear at up to eight major racing venues in North America during 2008.

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18 January, 2008

The new BMW M3 Convertible

BMW UK has announced details of the third M3 derivative, the new BMW M3 Convertible. The fourth generation of BMW’s open-topped M3 becomes the first M car to feature a Retractable Hard-Top.

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Car Lust--Mazda RX-7

Until the first Mazda RX-7 was introduced in 1979, the rotary engine (also known as the Wankel, in homage to a leading light in its design, Felix Wankel) was something of a novelty act. Amazingly small and smooth for the...

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Vertigo 5 Sports Coupe - 0-60 in 3.26sec. and Just 1279 lbs.

Belgian racing driver Tony Gillet unveils the $197,757USD Vertigo 5 sports coupe. At 1279-pounds, it comes equipped with a 4.0L V6 engine that boosts the car from 0-60mph in 3.26-seconds.

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17 January, 2008

Toyotas Plug-In Car Coming In 2010

Toyota has revealed plans to introduce a fleet of cars by 2010 that can be recharged by plugging them into a regular plug socket.Announced today at the Detroit Auto Show, the new cars will be based on lithium-ion batteries and will go head-to-head with GM’s rival Chevy Volt car, also due in 2010.

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Chevrolet Malibu,Mazda CX-9 Grab Car/Truck-of-the-Year kudos

All eyes focused on the finalists for the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards, the opening event of this year’s show. Of the three car and three truck nominees, General Motors had grabbed an unprecedented four nominations, two in each category.

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Drawing for a copy of Burnout Paradise (X360)

GAX, the Social Network for Gamers, is running a drawing for a free copy of Burnout Paradise for X360. Simply leave a comment with the type of car you drive to have a chance of winning.

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Dodge Zeo Concept Car

Dodge has unveiled their new concept car at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. The Dodge Zeo is an all electric plugin. This plug-in electric car is purported to go the distance —a claimed 250 miles on a single charge.

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15 January, 2008

2009 Volkswagen Passat CC Preview

The swoopy, "four-door coupe" design is supported with details that maintain the car's luster up close and do set it apart from the mainstream Passat, like frameless doors and a contrasting mix of smooth transitions, such as that from the back window seamlessly into the trunk, and expressive creases. Hi-Res Photo Gallery.

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A 50-mpg Land Rover!

It’s anticipated that a production version of the Land Rover LRX would achieve well over 50 miles per gallon (around miles per 60 Imperial gallon) in ordinary city driving from its advanced powertrain, a hybrid system configured with a 2.0-liter turbo-diesel four-cylinder engine capable of running on biodiesel for this concept car.

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Corvette ZR1

Gm presented long waited Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, a sports car of 620 hp and 810 Nm. After many years of waiting General Motors presented today the new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 model, that intends to be the best supercar in entire world.

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Ford™ Owns Your Photos?

As discussed on Slashdot today. This car is not what you think it is. Honest!

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A brief history of the Mazda RX5

A brief history of the Mazda RX5, a rare Japanese Classic car

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BMW Reveals 400-horsepower Sport Activity Vehicle -- X6

At the Detroit Auto Show, BMW showed off its high-clearance, slope-roofed vehicle based on the 5-Series platform -- the X6. It's got some nifty ground-control devices to defy physics and make it a sporty drive, BMW says. Best thing is the optional 400-hp, twin-turbo V8 engine. In your face Porsche Cayenne S.

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14 January, 2008

Dodge ZEO All-Electric Concept Car Unwrapped

The Dodge ZEO zero-emissions, all electric car has been unveiled at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show and has a range of 250 miles.

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AUDI R8 SPORTS CAR GOES DIESEL IN DETROIT

Fresh from ripping up the Le Mans racing rulebook with the diesel-powered R10 TDI, Audi is exploring the possibility of breaking yet another mould with a road-going TDI super car based on the R8.

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LEXUS LF-A TAKES ON ROADSTER FORM

The engineers and designers at Lexus continue to use their groundbreaking LF-A premium sports car concept as a medium for expressing their ideas about what a high-performance sporting vehicle not only can be, but should be. In this latest expression of the LF-A, they have removed the car’s top to create a high-performance roadster.

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Mazda’s new awesome, production-ready 180mph Furai Concept

Mazda unveiled the latest in its series of Nagare concept cars at the North American International Auto Show yesterday - The ethanol-burning, three-rotor rotary Furai is more than just a design exercise, having seen 180 mph on the racetrack and with strong hints that it is ready for production.

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13 January, 2008

Mazda Furai P2 Concept - NAIAS 2008: Mazda Furai Concept

Furai is the sort of car that could only come from a company that incorporates the "Soul of a Sports Car" into everything it builds, but with an eye toward the future and the environment through the use of renewable fuels.

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2009 Audi TTS - Audi Introduces the 2009 TTS

Audi is taking the wraps off a new sports car at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Sunday, January 13, 2008 with the Audi TTS, the top of the TT model line. With the TTS one thing is certain, the TT is no longer a hairdresser's delight...

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Barrett-Jackson 2008: Mustang & Ford Muscle Car List

Here at TheMustangNews, we actually go out and inspect about 95% of the cars that will cross the block, carefully review them based on actual condition, restoration quality, and execution. Using the long term expertise and knowledge of vintage Mustangs and restoration we do our best to offer up our own rating between 1 and 10.

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VOLVO XC90 GETS THE R-DESIGN MAKEOVER

Volvo’s new sports inspired R-Design package is now available on the Volvo XC90 and is given its first public appearance at the North American International Auto Show this month. Already a popular specification on the Volvo C30, S40 and V50 models the R-Design package is made for customers who want a car with refined and expressive attribute

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2008 NISSAN GT-R GT500 RACE CAR

The GT500 specification Nissan GT-R racing car, which will vie for the 2008 SUPER GT series, will make its public debut at the upcoming “Tokyo Auto Salon with NAPAC” (January 11-13, 2008 at Makuhari Messe), followed by the “Osaka Auto Messe 2008” (February 9-11, 2008 at Intecks Osaka), the country’s two largest annual custom car shows.

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2009 Mercedes GLK unveiled

Revealed at a 1920's brass band extravaganza at the Detroit Auto Show, the GLK is Mercedes' new mini SUV. It's already a favorit of Kim Catrall, who drives on in the Sex and the City movie.

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Corvette ZR1 - Detroit Auto Show: 600+ HP Corvette ZR1 live reveal!

It's got 600+ horses under the hood -- it's the 2009 Corvette ZR1 and it was just revealed live at the GM Style event...with Kid Rock?

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10 January, 2008

Tata Nano - World Cheapest Car Unveiled

India’s Tata Motors has unveiled the cheapest car in the world, which only cost a mere USD2500. The dream of over million citizens in India to own a car has now become true.

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Top Ten Most Expensive Cars List

Here is the List Of Top Ten Most Expensive Cars Of The World. I Mentioned Their Prices Aswell. As If Any One Of You Want To Buy It Then You Should Know The Actual Price ;)

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Cars We Can’t Wait to Drive in 2008 (A slideshow)

The 15 most promising new cars of 2008 include the powerful Bentley Brooklands coupe and the electric Tesla Roadster that zooms from zero to 60 in less than four seconds.

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Worlds Cheapest Car on Sale - $2500

India's Tata Motors will on Thursday launch the world's cheapest motor car.Aiming to enable more people in India and other developing nations to move up from two wheels to four, it will sell for 100,000 rupees or $2,500 (£1,277).

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09 January, 2008

Cadillac CTS - Sexy and Safe: Cadillac CTS Gets IIHS Top Safety Pick

Cadillac insiders have to love these words: "All luxury cars should perform as well as the CTS." But this time, the quote has nothing to do with the second-generation sports sedan's power or handling, but instead safety. The words were spoken by IIHS president Adrian Lund, who announced today that the CTS has taken the honor of the Institute's top

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Škoda Superb - First official photos of Škoda Superb

Škoda Auto is presenting the first official photographs of the new Superb. Offering really generous space, the new Škoda Superb is a leader in its class (medium/upper medium class cars).

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08 January, 2008

Ford adopts Sony

This stereo, from a European Ford, uses the Sony look and feel, which will come to U.S. Fords.(Credit: CNET Networks)This year, Ford cars will come with Sony-branded audio systems. Car makers have been scrambling to get name brand audio systems in their cars for a number of ... Read more

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Hoon of the Year: Best stupid car stunts of 2007

The best of the year's Hoon of the Day entries for the last year compete for the coveted Hoon of the Year title.

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Cadillac Provoq Is No Joke

The General Motors Cadillac Provoq fuel cell concept car is being debuted today in Las Vegas and goes head-to-head with BMW in the luxury hydrogen car market.

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07 January, 2008

Top 10 Green Wheels To Watch In 2008

Those brilliant guys over at What Green Car have come up with the hottest green cars to be looking for in 2008 for a cooler planet. Every one would be a great step forward for those of us who can’t use public transport all the time, from zero emissions Th!nk City to the heaviest in the list the Vauxhall’s New Agila at 120 gms per kilometer.

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Cadillac Debuting Provoq Luxury Electric Concept At CES

Cadillac will be debuting an "alternative energy" luxury concept at the CES show in Las Vegas. This could be the first luxury electric car from the automaker.

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2008 Detroit Auto Show Concept Cars

Preview of the concept cars lineup at the 2008 North American International Auto Show (with pictures)

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06 January, 2008

Prius Outdoes Hummer in Environmental Damage

Wanna help preserve the environment you Tree-Hugging-Ed Begley-Loving-Latte-Sipping-Hippie-Environmentalist?? Well, trash the Prius and pick up a Hummer!! : "When you pool together all the combined energy it takes to drive and build a Toyota Prius, the flagship car of energy fanatics, it takes almost 50 percent more energy than a Hummer "

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Jaguar/Land Rover likely to be bought by Tata Motors. (Who?)

Tata Motors, an Indian car company is the top bidder for the two car brands, and may spend over $2.5 billion. I hope Tata doesn't decide to rename the two iconic cars with some foreign names.

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05 January, 2008

Aston Martin releases sketches of new Vantage GT2

Aston Martin has released sketches of a new GT2 race car, based on the Aston Martin V8 Vantage road car.

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2008 BMW 528 - Great Gas Mileage for Its Class | Online Car

2008 BMW 528 - Great Gas Mileage for Its Class.

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Proton Saga 2008 Pre Launch

Proton is conducting a pre-launch campaign for the new Proton Saga (codenamed the Proton BLM). The organizer will demonstrate a stage-by-stage build up of the new Proton Saga for the public to have a clear view of how this car been developed for scratch.

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02 January, 2008

The Most Lustable Cars of 2008

These are the cars that will make any guy drool.

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2008 Nissan Fuga | AutoCars Blog|Car Reviews

The 2008 Nissan Fuga features digit newborn engines: the VQ35HR and VQ25HR. The 2008 Nissan Fuga price ranges from 3,969,000 yen to 6,279,000 yen.

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